Jerry Miller

JERRY MILLER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jerry Mac Miller, 65, of Idaho Falls, died September 2, 2004 at his home, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. He was born September 30, 1938, in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, to Forrest Miller and Orpha Mae McCaffree Miller. He lived in Kansas City where his dad worked for North American Aviation making B-25's during World War II. In 1944, they moved to Iola, Kansas where he attended elementary school, and finished his schooling in Chanute, Kansas after moving there in 1950. He joined the U. S. Air Force in 1957. He moved to Idaho in 1961and married Bonnie Jean Lusk Wood July 21, 1972, in Idaho Falls. He worked for Fuller Paint Company and Architectural Building Supply until ill health caused his retirement in 2003. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, 4-wheeling and camping, especially with his kids and grandkids, and he could dutch oven chicken to perfection. He was a wonderful and loving father, an inspiration to all his children. Surviving are: Wife: Bonnie Miller, Idaho Falls, ID Son: Ron (Angie) Miller, Idaho Falls, ID Daughter: Denise (Shawn) Kidman, Rigby, ID Stepson: Trent (Angie) Wood, Teton, ID Stepdaughter: Terri (Dennis) Sucher, Ammon, ID Mother: Orpha Miller Sister: Ann (Dennie) Buswell 10 Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and 2 step-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, 2004, at Wood East Side Chapel, 963 South Ammon Road. The family will visit with friends Friday, from 7-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, for one hour prior to the service, both at Wood East Side Chapel. Burial will be in the Sugar City Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Military Rites will be performed by the Madison County Veterans Team.